YOU MIGHT WANT TO HOLD OFF ON YOUR BREAKFAST FOR JUST A SECOND. A NEW F-D-A REPORT SAYS 12-PERCENT OF SPICE IMPORTS INTO THE U-S ARE CONTAMINATED WITH BUG PARTS, RODENT HAIR AND OTHER UNAPPETIZING INGREDIENTS. THE STUDY ALSO FOUND SEVEN PERCENT OF THE SPICE IMPORTS, INSPECTORS EXAMINED, WERE CONTAMINATED WITH SALMONELLA. ON A POSITIVE NOTE, THE STUDY ALSO FOUND ONLY A TINY FRACTION OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HAS GOTTEN SICK FROM SPICES. THE F-D-A SAYS THE SPICE BOARD OF INDIA IS CURRENTLY WORKING DIRECTLY WITH FARMERS TO PUT ADDITIONAL SAFETY PRACTICES IN PLACE AND TO LOWER THE RISK